thible C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈθaɪbəl/ UK /ˈθaɪbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #925851 Meanings 1 noun Northern English and Scots: a stick used for stirring porridge or other food She stirred the porridge with a wooden thible. Etymology Inherited from Northern Middle English thyvelle, perhaps from Old English þȳfel (“thicket”) through an intermediate sense of "whisk". Topics Food & Drink External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # thible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθaɪbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθaɪbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 925851 ## Meanings 1. Northern English and Scots: a stick used for stirring porridge or other food ## Examples - She stirred the porridge with a wooden thible. ## Etymology Inherited from Northern Middle English thyvelle, perhaps from Old English þȳfel (“thicket”) through an intermediate sense of "whisk". ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown